Title: HTTP 403 Error
Last modified: August 19, 2016

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# HTTP 403 Error

 *  [venconusa](https://wordpress.org/support/users/venconusa/)
 * (@venconusa)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-403-error/)
 * Greeting.
 * We have moved our blog [http://www.greenerflooring.com](http://www.greenerflooring.com)
   to our own host (www.venconusa.com/greenerflooring) and the installation has 
   been confirmed as successful by email.
 * As yet we still have not been able to login and are receiving the error message“
   This error (HTTP 403 Forbidden) means that Internet Explorer was able to connect
   to the website, but it does not have permission to view the webpage”
 * Any help you could provide would be greating appreciated.
 * Thanks in advance,
 * Peter

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 *  [Samuel B](https://wordpress.org/support/users/samboll/)
 * (@samboll)
 * [17 years, 12 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-403-error/#post-774895)
 * Make sure “index.php” is enabled for directories.
 *  [quinner1955](https://wordpress.org/support/users/quinner1955/)
 * (@quinner1955)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-403-error/#post-775282)
 * I had the same problem, I could only login by a roundabout means. Have a look
   at this post:
 * What is the 403 error I get when trying to see my site?
    Symptoms: You cannot
   seem to login after using the right username and password, into your admin account.
   You get an error message like:
 *  You are not authorized to view this page
    You might not have permission to view
   this directory or page using the credentials you supplied. If you believe you
   should be able to view this directory or page, please try to contact the Web 
   site by using any e-mail address or phone number that may be listed on the personal.
   fredsmith.com home page. You can click Search to look for information on the 
   Internet. HTTP Error 403 – Forbidden”Solution: If your account is hosted on a
   Windows server, it could be a problem with the Directory Indexes. The default
   configuration of the server is to load index.htm, index.html, default.htm, default.
   html, default.asp files.
 * WordPress is done in PHP so the default page is index.php. Now, this is not part
   of the default configuration so we need to add it. To do this, you need to click
   on Web Options in the Control Panel. Then scroll down to the Directory Indexes
   section to add index.php to the Directory Indexes.
 * It’s in [http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Installation](http://codex.wordpress.org/FAQ_Installation)
 *  [bernardborealis](https://wordpress.org/support/users/bernardborealis/)
 * (@bernardborealis)
 * [17 years, 3 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-403-error/#post-775283)
 * This could also, quite likely, be a problem with file permissions. If you are
   on a linux server, check that your .htaccess file has 644 permissions, and also
   check that your index.php has 644 permissions.
 *  [adamagic](https://wordpress.org/support/users/adamagic/)
 * (@adamagic)
 * [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-403-error/#post-775296)
 * How do you enable index.php for directories? I think I need to do that.

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 * [error 403 forbidden](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/error-403-forbidden/)
 * [login](https://wordpress.org/support/topic-tag/login/)

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 * Last activity: [17 years, 1 month ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/http-403-error/#post-775296)
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